NBC Cancels ‘Smash’ After 2 Seasons

The musical drama’s two-part series finale will air May 26.

If you’re wondering why the lights on Broadway are dimmed, it’s because NBC has officially announced that Smashwill not be returning for a third season. Though the writing has been on the wall for a while — moving the show to Saturdays, following disappointing ratings, was not a good sign — the network finally confirmed our suspicions May 10.

‘Smash’ Series Finale Spoilers

The good news is that fans won’t be totally left hanging once the curtain fall on Smash. Showrunner Josh Safran recently told HollywoodLife.com‘s sister site TVLine that the season’s final hour “was constructed as a series finale.”

Josh also teased that we can expect the following ‘twists’ from the series finale: